Independent Cryptic #10902

2021-09-21

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Across

1a

The Mating Game or Red and The Bodyguard? (5)

4a

Rant in public bath ultimately about Roger (3-5)

9a

Game flapper mixed a woeful gin (6,4)

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10a

Female depressed about habitual seducer (4)

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11a

Young man smuggling ecstasy for Guide (4)

12a

Flash beam by tree near banks of Tynemouth inlet (5,5)

14a

Restaurant workers making one go to get drinks (6)

16a

Jazz fan getting last of Coltrane? Bloody class! (8)

18a

Cold more agreeable back in uninhabited Phuket region (8)

20a

Chap punched by boxer, one from an African country (6)

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22a

Prince is one to have wobbler, getting discharge of workers (5,5)

24a

Sign of upcoming Labour power? Being led by tramp! (4)

26a

Sleep on right side of essentially fussy miss (4)

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27a

Festival where everyone covers The Faces? (10)

29a

Does the job of a deputy tolerate wicked behaviour? (6,2)

30a

Quiet song soprano performs on guitar? (5)

Down

2d

Do drugs after American working girl gets home? (5)

3d

Function with princess and earl without a fixed date in Rome (4,3)

4d

Wife sandwiched between vacuous Toronto couple (3)

5d

Baron associated with timeless TV corporation (5)

6d

Tremendous hooter squeezed by husband in middle of night (7)

7d

Airmail it off as well as old army collectables (9)

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8d

Secretary gets SLR finally, chaps coming round mostly say cheese (8)

13d

Flipping jerk interrupts True in gig (7)

15d

I tape cork up in cavity full of gas (3,6)

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17d

My mount bolted, after shot of German weapon (5,3)

19d

Slope conquered by bluff, spiky climber's friend? (7)

21d

Broad-minded artist involved in slander (7)

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23d

Crowds outside of penultimate appearance of Derek and Clive? (5)

25d

Dirty pal turning bishop into maiden (5)

28d

Kid that gets up every morning, I'm told (3)